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inherited house, housing association?
georgetobs
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A close friend of mine lives in a local rented housing association house and has done for many years now, she is concerned now as she has inherited a house in London from a deseased relative and wonders if she has to declare this or not? Any help to pass on would be appreciated
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As long as she is not claiming any means-tested Benefits , then no, she doesn't have to declare it to anyone, afaik. If she is receiving these, including help with her rent and Council Tax, then she does need to declare it.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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It is not a breach of a social housing tenancy for the tenant to have a property elsewhere, just only if their social housing property is no longer their primary residence.
I second the previous poster - it has nothing to do with her social housing tenure and there is no declaration process with a social housing landlord. It doesn't currently matter if a social housing tenant becomes a millionaire or then after moving in, buys a second holiday home, buy to let propertyor inherits a property.
The only people she needs to notify are any organisations where she is receiving means tested benefits, such as council tax, income support, housing benefit and so on as it is a change of circumstance.0 -
georgetobs wrote: »A close friend of mine lives in a local rented housing association house and has done for many years now, she is concerned now as she has inherited a house in London from a deseased relative and wonders if she has to declare this or not? Any help to pass on would be appreciated
Yes, maybe your "friend" could help the hundreds of thousands of people vastly less fortunate than herself and give up the vastly needed social housing she has no need whatsoever of to someone less fortunate.0 -
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